Manchester United (A) | EFL Cup SF | Pre-Match Thread

[Didsbury Dave]

Think we will play a more experimental side tonight, and go all out in the return leg if we have to. Can see Bravo and Otamendi in. Hopefully im wrong. Foden needs to start imo

No chance. The selections and subs on Saturday told you all you need to know. We will be full strength except for Ederson.

 

[mike1923]

Think we will play a more experimental side tonight, and go all out in the return leg if we have to. Can see Bravo and Otamendi in. Hopefully im wrong. Foden needs to start imo

Experiment? In a semi final? Against United?

 

[Cornish_Blue]

Bravo is our keeper for domestic cups, it would be a big surprise to see Ederson start

As long as they don’t get a shot on goal we should be ok.

 

[alexmcity]

It will be the end of the world. Beating the rags in a semi final at a bouncing eastlands would give me so much more pleasure than watching us beat Real Madrid surrounded by selfie taking strangers and corporate types.

I respect your preference but I would swallow a loss from them if it means that we win the tie with Real.

 

[sir baconface]

If Bravo plays it’s because Pep doesn’t much give a fcuk about Manc rivalry and puts own feelings above fans.

 

[kaz7]

I agree we should try to win the cups and that RM might get favourable decisions but the CL is what Pep and the players dream about. We did something exceptional last season by winning all trophies on offer in England in a historic season for English club football and our players got no recognition because of being unlucky against Spurs.

As we have seen the last 2 seasons it doesn't have to be either or

 

[kaz7]

I respect your preference but I would swallow a loss from them if it means that we win the tie with Real.

That makes no sense,gtting past madrid doesn't win us the cl,getting past the rags and we are in a cup final

 

[alexmcity]

That makes no sense,gtting past madrid doesn't win us the cl,getting past the rags and we are in a cup final

It makes sense for Pep and the players, weird you don't understand it.

 

[kaz7]

If Bravo plays it’s because Pep doesn’t much give a fcuk about Manc rivalry and puts own feelings above fans.

If he plays i will go from relaxed to like a cat on acid

 

[Thomas Hearns]

I respect your preference but I would swallow a loss from them if it means that we win the tie with Real.

Likewise and all other things being equal I’d agree with you but beating Utd puts us in a final, beating real still leaves us with 2 more crack teams to overcome.